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Blokes & Their Boats - December 2011

Jim Tayler – angler and diver

January issue on sale now

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

Welcome to the January 2012 edition, our biggest magazine of the year.

The ITM Fishing Show

MATT WATSON - © Fairfax NZ News

It’s Christmas all month!

Blokes & their Boats - November 2011

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

Steve Sangster and Big Bird

Astrolabe Reef disaster far reaching

GRANT DIXON - © Fairfax NZ News

‘This disaster is going to take some time to recover from’ was the general consensus by those in the recreational fishing industry directly affected by the Bay of Plenty oil spill.

Tigers are on the prowl in Rotoma

Tiger trout,rather than the four-footed kind, have been released into lake Rotoma and they are keenly sought by anglers.

New website promotes fishing 'chicks'

Yes, real chicks fish – and now there’s a New Zealand website dedicated to ladies who love getting out there and putting a line in the water.

New season of FCO Fishing NZ starts

Newsbriefs - October 2011

Give me sand, lots of sand...

Occasionally we get rocks in our head and feel the urge to travel somewhere where the coastline is not so dominated by crazy jungles of confused and fractured basalt.

Horsey girls on slow-jigs

Red cod, spiny dogfish, barracouta, and the rarer but welcome kahawai, are all that stopped me from scaling the walls and going into massive fishing withdrawal symptoms while surfcasting in my home area of Hawkes Bay.

Gearing up to go hard

The humble kahawai

Hooking fish on circles

Fishermen around the globe are certainly spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting hooks.

DIY - November 2011

Over the years I have tried all sorts of covers to protect my kayak fish-finders from salt spray and sun glare.

Wildfoods - October 2011

Dan’s Wild Game Marinade
By Daniel Ford, Ngaroma

DIY - October 2011

DIY - August 2011

Wildfoods - Novmeber 2011

Hearty Seafood Chowder
By Aaron Styles

When fair is foul

Hover through the fog and filthy air, chant the witches as they await the arrival of Macbeth in Shakespeare's tragedy of that name.

Recommended Reading

Below are some of our favourite online resources.

Southern Bluefin Tuna

Albacore

Blue shark

A common pelagic shark with world-wide distribution, blue sharks are common in New Zealand offshore waters right around the coast. They are easily recognizable by their bright blue colour and long slender body , with over-length pectoral fins.

Manukau - December 2011

The fishing is showing a steady improvement, with everything happening as expected for this time of year.

Samoa - December 2011

The number of visiting anglers has slowed down in the last few months, marking our low season for tourism.

Otago - October 2011

West Coast Waikato - October 2011

Cook Islands - October 2011

The FAD located out from the Edgewater Hotel was replaced during the first week of August, so should start working before too long.

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